Joze Piranian

Joze Piranian is a Lebanese-Canadian stand-up comedian and motivational speaker.

Affected by a severe stuttering issue, Piranian spent much of his childhood in Lebanon speaking as little as possible to avoid embarrassment. He spent some time in the United Kingdom pursuing stuttering therapy, learning breathing techniques that he can use to reduce the impact of his stutter, and later moved to Canada to pursue a degree in business management at McGill University.

Words Left Unspoken In 2024 he was profiled in Words Left Unspoken, a documentary film by Josiane Blanc. The film premiered on October 26, 2024, at the Reelworld Film Festival, in advance of its television debut on CBC Gem in February 2025.